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View Article 9:02 a.m. May 19, 2026 NBC Local Chicago forecast: Cold front to bring temps dropping into the 50s, severe storm chances https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-forecast-cold-front-to-bring-temps-dropping-into-the-50s-severe-storm-chances/3937806/ The Chicago area forecast Tuesday will be warm and breezy, but temperatures in the 70s and 80s won't last long as a cold front moving it will bring them dropping into 50s midweek. Ahead of the cold front, light, spotty showers could form "here and there," NBC 5 Storm Team …
View Article 9:02 a.m. May 19, 2026 NBC Local Lanes on I-55 in SW suburbs blocked due to semi crash; heavy traffic, backups expected https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lanes-on-i-55-in-sw-suburbs-blocked-due-to-semi-crash-heavy-traffic-backups-expected/3937819/ Multiple inbound lanes on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) were shut down after major crash, with traffic backed up in Darien and Lemont for the morning rush hour commute. The crash, involving two semi trucks, occurred about 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, in the northbound lanes of I-55 at Cass Avenue near Rt. …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 Fox Chicago Cook County deputies recover $1.5M in stolen laptops from Chicago trailer http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cook-county-stolen-laptops-chicago-trailer #### The Brief * * Cook County sheriff’s investigators recovered $1.5 million worth of stolen laptop computers in Chicago. * The laptops were found inside a stolen 53-foot trailer near North Austin Avenue. * Authorities said both the trailer and the truck attached to it had been reported stolen. **CHICAGO** …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 Fox Chicago Semis crash on I-55, steel coils roll onto expressway blocking traffic during rush hour http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crash-i-55-stevenson-expressway Image 1 of 6 ▼ #### The Brief * * Two semi trucks crashed Tuesday morning on northbound I-55 near Cass Avenue. * Steel coils spilled onto the roadway, shutting down multiple lanes and causing major traffic delays. * No injuries were reported, and investigators are still working to determine …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times 'No plan' for Bears to stay in Chicago https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/05/19/bears-parking-meters-arlington-heights-hammond-indiana-pritzker-johnson-springfield * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office has peddled the dream that the Bears …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 chicago-contrarian Chicago Mayor Misses the Bus https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayor-misses-the-bus **_While Mayor 6.6 heads to Rome, the CTA still feels like a rolling crime scene_ ** Mayor Brandon Johnson is heading to Rome to visit the Pope, because apparently what Chicago desperately needs right now is another taxpayer-funded photo opportunity overseas while the city continues to slide deeper into dysfunction. …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local Bears to brief owners on stadium plans at meetings in Orlando, reports say https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bears-stadium-plans-orlando/ The battle over the Chicago Bears' next home is taking center stage on Tuesday. At Tuesday's NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Florida, ESPN and other sources reports team owners are expected to get a special briefing on the Bears' two main stadium options: Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana. The …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local 1 in custody after deadly stabbing in Norwood Park https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/deadly-stabbing-norwood-park/ A man is in custody after a fight led to a deadly stabbing in Norwood Park on Monday night. Chicago police said a 24-year-old man got into a fight with another man who took out a knife and attacked him in the 6000 block of North Harlem Avenue around 11:15 …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local Troops say Army ignored request for more medical support before deadly attack on Kuwait base https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/troops-army-medical-support-iran-kuwait-attack/ A U.S. Army unit asked to bulk up medical support weeks before a fatal Iranian strike on their command post in Kuwait, but they were ignored, soldiers told CBS News. Some of the survivors of the attack also said at least one soldier who was killed could have been saved …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local Ebola strain in Congo-Uganda outbreak has no vaccine, no treatment for often deadly symptoms https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ebola-outbreak-bundibugyo-congo-uganda-vaccine-treatment-symptoms/ The [ Ebola outbreak ][7] in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is of particular concern to global health officials in part because the virus detected is a less common strain. The suspected cases rose sharply, as of May 19, to more than 500 with at least 131 …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local Teen boy dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-boy-dies-lake-michigan-waukegan-illinois/ A teenage boy has died after being pulled from Lake Michigan offshore from Waukegan, Illinois, on Monday. The Waukegan Fire Department said the boy was swimming late Monday with friends near the Waukegan Harbor Channel, but did not come out of the water. Divers responded at 5:30 p.m., and found …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local Gene & Georgetti sues Midway Airport concession operator over restaurant partnership https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gene-georgetti-sues-midway-airport-concession-operator/ The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport. Crain's Chicago Business published a copy of the complaint. It says SSP America used the restaurant's reputation to secure a contract for itself at the airport, and then damaged Gene & …
View Article 9:01 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local Live Updates: Trump says major attack on Iran still possible at "a moment's notice" if peace deal not reached https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/iran-war-trump-peace-deal-attack-possible/ ## What to know about the Iran war today: * President [ Trump said ][3] he had called off plans to launch new attacks on Iran Tuesday at the request of Persian Gulf allies, citing "serious negotiations" toward a peace deal to end the 81-day war. He warned a large-scale …
View Article 9 a.m. May 19, 2026 CBS Local I-55 shut down after crash involving two semi-trucks in Darien, Illinois https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/i-55-two-semi-trucks-in-darien-illinois/ Lanes are closed on I-55 after a crash involving two semi-trucks in Darien, Illinois on Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police said the two semi-trucks crashed at Cass Avenue near Route 83 around 6:20 a.m. One of the trucks was carrying steel coils, which police said spilled onto the roadway. Two …
View Article 9 a.m. May 19, 2026 Capitol Fax Live coverage https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/live-coverage-1801/ * [ Click here ][42] and/or [ here ][43] to follow breaking news on the website formally known as Twitter. Our Bluesky feed… > [42]: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1578424346871304192 [43]: https://twitter.com/i/lists/221589381
View Article 9 a.m. May 19, 2026 Capitol Fax Selected press releases (Live updates) https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/selected-press-releases-live-updates-442/
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View Article 9 a.m. May 19, 2026 Capitol Fax Good morning! https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/good-morning-278/ * Tinariwen’s [ “The Song of the Wild Beasts” ][41] … How’s life treating you? [41]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia1-TxBDabU
View Article 9 a.m. May 19, 2026 Capitol Fax Isabel’s morning briefing https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-740/ * [ Subscribers know more ][11] . **ICYMI:** Kathy Salvi ousted as Illinois GOP chair, Bob Grogan takes over. [ WGN ][12] … \- Kathy Salvi is out as Illinois Republican Party chair less than two years after being elected by the State Central Committee. \- In a Monday release, …